A lot has been going on overseas at the Cannes Film Festival in France, including the world premieres ofJeff Nichols’ interracial marriage dramaLovingandSteven Spielberg’sThe BFG,Adam Driver’s latest performance inPaterson, and Oscar winnerAndrea Arnold’s critical darlingAmerican Honey. And now, you’re able to see the fest through the eyes of the press as video footage of the major press conferences are available to watch online.
Nichols was recently joined by his starsJoel Edgerton(The Gift) andRuth Negga(AMC’sPreacher), who play Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple who were sentenced to prison for getting married in 1958 Virginia. Their story is at the center ofLoving, and the trio gathered to discuss the film with the media:
Driver may be a big movie star now, thanks toStar Wars: The Force Awakens, but he’s also had a thriving career in smaller and indie films. His latest effort isPaterson, named for the central character, a bus driver with a simple life of love and poetry in New Jersey. It also marks the next project from directorJim Jarmush, who attended Cannes with Driver andGolshifte Farahani.
One of the bigger standouts from the festival, based on critical reception alone, isAmerican Honey.Shia LaBeoufinjured himself while filming, but he danced on the red carpet to “Choices (Yup)” along with the filmmaker and his fellow cast mates. The film features a cast of mostly newcomers playing a mischievous band of teens hustling across the country while partying and selling magazine subscriptions.
Other films screening at Cannes includedFrom the Land of the MoonstarringMarion Cotillard, Sony Pictures Classics’ latest getToni Erdmann, theRussell CroweandRyan GoslingfilmThe Nice Guys, andWoody Allen’sCafe Society. See the press conferences below.
The festival will continue until May 22, so keep tabs for more premiers, including theSean Penn-directed,Charlize Theron-ledThe Last Face.
